Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Dipterocarpaceae | Genus: Shorea | Species: Shorea robusta Roxb. ex Gaertner |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange | |
| Common Name | Sal | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Dammer | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sal | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Samara |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits 1.2 – 1.8 cm long, ovoid, acuminate, with 3 large and 2 small wings |
| Habitat | Common in dominant constituent of miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan tracts or typical Sal forest to 1000m | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Sub Himalayan tracts, India,Nepal, Bhutan | Bark Details | Bark reddish brown or grey, rough,young branches rusty tomentose |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Subdeciduous trees, upto 30 m tall.Bark reddish brown or grey, rough, young branches rusty tomentose. Leaves broadly ovate oblong, 10 – 30 × 5 – 18 cm, rounded or cordate at base, acuminate or obtuse at tip, glabrous and shining when matured, 12 – 15 pairs of lateral nerves. Flowers creamy yellow, shortly stalked, unilateral on the recemose branches grey of axillary, 7 – 22 cm long panicles branches, of axillary, 7 – 22 cm long panicles, branches, grey tomentose. Sepals 5, unequal, ovate, hairy. Petals 5, connate at base, lanceolate, silky outside. Stamens many, connective produced above anthers, trifid. Ovary globose, pubescent. Fruits 1.2 – 1.8 cm long, ovoid, acuminate, with 3 large and 2 small wings. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate – oblong, 10 – 30 × 5 – 18 cm, rounded or cordate at base, acuminate or obtuse at tip, glabrous and shining when matured, 12 – 15 pairs of lateral nerves |
